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20 Best Movies To Watch Released In 1986 - A Good Movie To Watch

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Find the best movies and show to watch from the year 1986. These handpicked recommendations are highly-rated by viewers and critics.

The Sacrifice (1986)

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8.1

In his final film, Andrei Tarkovsky contemplates the end of the world in this meditative modern twist to the Sacrifice of Isaac

Labyrinth (1986)

7.3

Blue Velvet (1986)

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9.2

An utterly bizarre detective story that makes an even better fever dream than simply a film

Manhunter (1986)

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8.4

Michael Mann’s gripping, boldly stylized take on Hannibal Lecter is a crime thriller like no other

To Sleep So as to Dream (1986)

7.4

Two detectives investigate a missing daughter in this surreal, experimental black-and-white drama

True Stories (1986)

7.0

An American small town holds strange stories in this weird yet charming musical satire

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

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8.5

A deliriously entertaining horror-comedy musical with some of the best puppetry put on film

Stand By Me (1986)

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8.5

Friendship and boyhood are the mainstays of this coming-of-age classic

Manon of the Springs (1986)

7.5

Continuing the story of Jean de Florette, Manon of the Springs follows a quiet young woman who must avenge her father and protect the springs from two crooked men

She’s Gotta Have It (1986)

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8.0

Spike Lee’s electric, jazz-like confrontation of sexual politics announced the indisputable arrival of a new filmmaking icon

The Green Ray (1986)

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8.9

This largely improvised French film is a cathartic watch for anyone who’s ever felt like they’re drifting

Shadows in Paradise (1986)

7.5

Two broke introverts fall in love in this unconventionally deadpan romantic comedy

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